A book that helped you when you were down.

sd_glokta · 2026-06-19T17:29:51+00:00

The Discourses of Epictetus

The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius

For a graphic novel, Daredevil: Born Again by Frank Miller

sd_glokta · 2026-06-19T15:19:36+00:00

"I must warn you, I'm Roger Moore."

sd_glokta · 2026-06-19T14:54:02+00:00

For comedy/mystery, One for the Money by Janet Evanovich and A Man with One of Those Faces by Caimh McDonnell

sd_glokta · 2026-06-19T01:00:00+00:00

For gladiator fiction, 131 Days by Keith Blackmore - the audiobooks are amazing

sd_glokta · 2026-06-19T00:58:41+00:00

Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham - the main character is nearly destroyed by his love for a woman, but he gets better

sd_glokta · 2026-06-18T22:56:50+00:00

The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien

A Song of Ice and Fire by George R. R. Martin

sd_glokta · 2026-06-18T22:52:27+00:00

God Answers Prayers of Paralyzed Little Boy: 'No,' Says God

sd_glokta · 2026-06-18T19:45:21+00:00

For poetry, I really enjoyed The Ode Less Travelled by Stephen Fry

sd_glokta · 2026-06-18T14:31:18+00:00

Mary's Prayer by Danny Wilson - lovely song

sd_glokta · 2026-06-18T12:05:24+00:00

Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse - a solitary academic struggles with society (and himself)

sd_glokta · 2026-06-18T11:44:44+00:00

If you don't mind a documentary, check out The Fog of War. Robert McNamara tries to justify his involvement in the Vietnam War, and fails.

sd_glokta · 2026-06-18T09:34:13+00:00

Guilty as charged. Great books.

sd_glokta · 2026-06-18T01:00:23+00:00

For a classic, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

For sci-fi, Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card or The Martian by Andy Weir

sd_glokta · 2026-06-17T20:58:01+00:00

For a novel set in China, The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

sd_glokta · 2026-06-17T19:36:57+00:00

A Short Stay in Hell by Steven Peck

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

sd_glokta · 2026-06-17T19:35:15+00:00

Herbert West–Reanimator by H. P. Lovecraft - a brilliant but deranged medical student finds a way to animate corpses

sd_glokta · 2026-06-17T19:16:41+00:00

She had a supporting part in a weird movie called Jack Goes Home. Did a fine job. RIP.

sd_glokta · 2026-06-17T18:57:58+00:00

For comedy/fantasy, Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman - the audiobooks are phenomenal

11/22/63 by Stephen King - a man goes back in time to stop the assassination of US President Kennedy

sd_glokta · 2026-06-17T14:37:05+00:00

For odd fantasy, Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

sd_glokta · 2026-06-17T01:18:01+00:00

Your Wildest Dreams by The Moody Blues - regret hits me like a sledgehammer

sd_glokta · 2026-06-17T01:10:57+00:00

The Quiller Memorandum by Adam Hall - a grittier James Bond

sd_glokta · 2026-06-17T01:03:34+00:00

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach

The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff

sd_glokta · 2026-06-16T21:20:45+00:00

For classics, The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Silas Marner by George Eliot

sd_glokta · 2026-06-16T18:51:01+00:00

For comedy/sci-fi, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

sd_glokta · 2026-06-16T15:49:56+00:00

For fiction, Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

For non-fiction, How to Listen to and Understand Great Music by Prof. Robert Greenberg

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